Clark was "determined" to keep the homosexuality of popular "Bandstand" regulars a secret, Smith said. He made a lot of stars. What a tragedy, Clayton, 70, says. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! And when Dick Clark took over on-air hosting duties in 1956 (from producer Bob Horn), he also became a household name and stayed with the show until the series ended in 1989. Kennedy was 19 years older than Caroline and taught her to fly a Cessna 310. Send your questions about songs, albums, and the musicians who make them to [email protected]. I lost my dad this week, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Do you know what song he was talking about? See more of American Bandstand Dancers on Facebook. Not now. Known as the Regulars, they became the nation's first reality stars. Actor Franklyn Ajaye and actress Zoe Wanamaker ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") are 65. Please subscribe to keep reading. What was the first song featured on the television show American Bandstand? The trio is best known for performing the original theme for the TV show Dance Fever, which ran in syndication from 1979-1987 and featured a weekly dance contest. They had four top 10 pop hits and "Don't Worry, Baby" was the B-side to their first #1 "I Get Around." Bandstand didn't just introduce America to the latest rock-and-roll musicians, it had the nation on its feet with the latest dance crazes, such as The Pony, the Jitterbug, and the Twist. Airdate: May, 30, 1970Which couple did you like best?Here is your first (and unfortunately last) look at all of the 1970 Dance Contest finalists from across the country. American Bandstand Dancers. Where are they now? "It was everything I dreamed of," she said. It was September 1956. While in Atlantic City earlier this month, I got to spend some time with Arlene Sullivan, one of the teen magazine favorite faces, along with her dance partner, Kenny Rossi. In 2013, following the release of their third album, Melophobia, Parrish decided to leave the band and try his hand at production work. or. That was when she picked him up from the airport. In 1959, she entered the Miss Nashville pageant, stitched up a short red costume and did a dance routine to "Won't You Charleston With Me" ending with a jitterbug to "Sweet Georgia Brown." She picked up her high school sweetheart at the Nashville International Airport. Just like he had the last time she had seen him. ``Bandstand first aired for a national audience on ABC on Aug. 5, 1957. Eddie served as navigator and bombardier in B-47s. She said she couldn't hold it up straight. "She informed me of the blow-by-blow description," Caroline said. "We talked like we had talked the day before.". "I just quit," he said. In December 1959, he decided to join the Air Force. He always treated me special. Q: I really like the band Cage the Elephant. They had been married 12 years. Airdate: May, 30, 1970Which couple did you like best?Here is your first (and unfortunately last) look at all of the 1970 Dance Contest finalists from across . But she said she only had one happy year. They went to school dances and looked sharp together. Actor Buck Taylor ("Gunsmoke," ''Gods and Generals") is 76. As the world reacts to the news of Dick Clarks passing after suffering a heart attack Wednesday morning, we remember the legacy the TV legend left behind. Clark produced it briefly in syndication and on cable. This time, she had a great marriage to a World War II veteran named George Kennedy (not the actor). American Bandstand: With Dick Clark, Charlie O'Donnell, Peaches Johnson, Stan Rodarte. When a drunken driving scandal forced Horn from the show in 1956, a 26-year old WFIL personality by the name of Dick Clark, who had substituted as host when Horn was on vacation, stepped in as full-time host. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! This site is maintained by American Bandstand Dancers Hal L. Landau, Linda D. Gonzales & Bunny. She was still Eddie's girl. On Sunday at 2am, construction of the Berlin Wall will officially begin. We were family for years, Carrelli, 68, tells Parade.com about Clark's passing. "Why couldn't my children have his bone structure?" 1964 - The Beach Boys - "Don't Worry, Baby". After "American Bandstand" debuted on television in 1952, it made celebrities of the teens the cameras captured as the show's "regular dancers." According to Schultz, the man came up to him and kept repeating the phrase, You have to cage the elephant! over and over. But this time, she had his ring. Teen dancer-turned-celebrity Arlene Sullivan, photographed last week in Atlantic City, shot to fame in fan magazines in the 1950s after being a TV camera favorite face of "Bandstand" hosted by Dick Clark. Kenny Rossi and Arlene Sullivan, both from Philadelphia, met on the show and loved their days of Bandstand fame. I had to stop listening to the radio before I could hear the song. American Bandstand didn't just introduce the country to the latest rock-and-roll musicians, it had the nation on its feet with the latest dance crazes, such as the Pony, the Jitterbug, and the . Their most recent album, Social Cues, was released last year and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Rock Album. {{start_at_rate}} {{format_dollars}} {{start_price}} {{format_cents}} {{term}}, {{promotional_format_dollars}}{{promotional_price}}{{promotional_format_cents}} {{term}}, BY BRADFORD BRADY and JOHN MARON | ON THE RECORD, 29 nominations received for Gene "Pappy" Thompson Award for Excellence, PREP BASEBALL: Bristol eighth-grader Hayden Reed commits to Va. 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Q: I was listening to a classic rock station recently when the DJ said that he was going to play a song that featured members of Pink Floyd, the Who and Led Zeppelin. Sullivan,70, is busy working on a new book about her "Bandstand" days with fellow "Bandstand" regular Bunny Gibson (also one of the most . I hope you finally see this Beth! He couldn't afford commitment, he said. She was divorced in 1985 and remarried in 1989. What does that lyric mean? Caroline and George established a fly-in community in Newborn, Georgia. [The knowledge about the dancers] would have destroyed himand the . Like Rick Pierce, Bandstand dancer Sandra Mae Dawson, who died Feb. 25, 2008, at age 66, was into car racing. Forgot account? They kissed under the lamp post at the FedEx facility. This site is maintained by American Bandstand Dancers Hal L. Landau, Linda D. Gonzales & Bunny. In the show's later years, it became a weekly Saturday morning staple broadcast. Fifty years later, Bandstand fan Sharon Sultan Cutler wondered what had become of the "Regulars," the name given to the teens that showed up daily to dance. On April20, 2023, Caroline andEddie wereback in Nashville for a high school reunion luncheon. For the next 10 years, Hooks was in motion on the set of American Bandstand, where he was a regular dancer known as the All-American Boy, with a signature smile and trademark polka-dot shirt. You can cancel at any time. Country singer Lari White is 49. Happy 60th anniversary of the 4th anniversary of Bandstand going national! Dwight Eisenhower was president. He had a going-away party, and she came. Any place there's dancing, I'll still go, said Joe Fusco, who was 15 when he . They dated for more than three years. Up Around The Bend is at #5 today on the Billboard Hot 100 and will peak at #4 next week. In a July 2010 interview with Spin.com, Matt Schultz says the band initially played under the name Perfect Confusion. At just 13 and 16, the twosome became regulars on the show, dancing as a couple for almost three years. "I was her caretaker," he said. Though now a Tony-winning choreographer, Cilento started as a dancer. This is a montage I created of one of my favorite dance . ", Mineo's big breakthrough as an actor was his role in the 1955 film "Rebel Without a Cause," opposite James Dean and Natalie Wood. After four dates, he married Martha "Polly"Pipper. "I didn't like it.". Dick Clark hosts a daily to weekly dance show that features the latest hit music for the attending teens to dance to. Burton) star too, BHC GIRLS BASKETBALL COACH OF THE YEAR: Family-first approach for Funk, Florida's killer clown case finally ends with plea deal, BHC GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: McAmis played through the pain, PREP BASEBALL: Tuell in tune for Chilhowie Warriors in win over Rural Retreat. "I started crying.". Remember hurrying from school in the 50's and turning on that old black and white tv at 4'oclock to watch all those kids dance on "American Bandstand" live from Philadelphia, The show first began as a local program in the cramped quarters of Studio B at WFIL Tv channel 6 at 46th and Market streets in Philadelphia on October 7, 1952. Eddie put a hospital bed in their house. Caroline knew her well. Rest in peace dad. "It gave me a whole different outlook on life and death. Any place there's dancing, I'll still go, said Joe Fusco, who was 15 when he . In an age where young couples were getting married before they turned 20, Eddie wouldn't give Caroline his high school ring. "I didn't like it." In December 1959, he decided to join the Air Force. Our guess is that will never happen, as Frani, the . These teenagers became the nation's first reality-TV stars--they received thousands of fan letters and were mobbed everywhere they went. 8,237 people follow this. These 14- to 18-year olds like Arlene and Kenny, Justine and Bob . "That kiss felt like home," she said. She dried her eyes and called Eddie. Clark became a national icon with the popular dance show American Bandstand in the late 1950s, hosting the show for more than 30 years.Bandstand didnt just introduce America to the latest rock-and-roll musicians, it had the nation on its feet with the latest dance crazes, such as The Pony, the Jitterbug, and the Twist.PHOTOS: 40 Years of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve The 82-year-old legend, who was dubbed "Americas Oldest Teenager" will live on through the lives he touched over the years, including those of Justine Carrelli and Bob Clayton, two of American Bandstands most popular dancers. A: Most likely, he was talking about Rockestra Theme from Paul McCartney and Wings 1979 album Back to the Egg. On Oct. 3, 1978, over 20 musicians met at Abbey Road Studios in London and recorded two McCartney compositions: Rockestra Theme and So Glad to See You Here.. Im happy to add their names here in the description if you give them to me, but please include the time marker so I can ID them. May 16, 2019 - Here is Ed Kelly who was a dancer on American Bandstand from 1959-1961. 8,366 people like this. Sullivan,70, is busy working on a new book about her "Bandstand" days with fellow "Bandstand" regular Bunny Gibson (also one of the most popular regulars on the show) assisted by authors Sharon Sultan Cutler and Cookie Tischler, the latter duo being the scribes behind the tome "Once Upon Our Times (Because Life Isn't A Fairytale): 65 Years Growing Up Baby Boomer." "We didn't realize how many kids out there were watching the show until the mail . There had been so much drama in those six-plus decades marriages, children, war, careers, heartache and death. For anyone with "American Bandstand" memories, the gals of this trio would love to hear from readers by emailing [email protected]. She tracked them down for the new coffee-table book, Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963. A: Premiering in 1952, Bandstand (as it was originally called), began life as a local program on Philadelphia-based WFIL, which broadcast both radio and television programs. He proposed to her by Canyon Lake in California in September 2022. She would catch Eddie daydreaming and she would accuse him of thinking about "that damn Caroline," he said. FYI:onceuponourtimes.com. Author. Most of us would love her to do a Spotlight Dance once again and tell us know how she is doing today. He was a senior, with a Tennessean paper route as his only income. Create new account. A: Cage the Elephant was formed in Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 2006 by brothers Matt (vocals) and Brad (guitar) Shultz, Lincoln Parrish (lead guitar), Daniel Tichenor (bass) and Jared Champion (drums). Courtesy American Bandstand. From that point on "I was known as Eddie's girl," Caroline said. "I had no idea.". He flew scouting missions in an "Old Birddog" (Cessna 140) in Vietnam in 1969-70. Bandstand Diaries: The Philadelphia Years, 1956-1963 shares the fascinating story of how Dick Clark's American Bandstand and its millions of viewers catapulted its teenage dancers (called "the Regulars") to fame. You can cancel at any time. Singer Stevie Wonder is 64. In fact, she was "the first female car racer at Cecil County Drag Strip . In addition, the show has performances by popular musicians and audience members rate songs. Stevens daughter (@Cheenjoo Pearl) commented here a few months ago and said that, sadly, both Steven and Sterling had passed away. But on Dec.24, 1961, he had dropped another kind of bomb. Noting the shows success in Philadelphia, the ABC network, which wanted to fill the after-school time slot in its broadcasting schedule, picked up the show. Where are they now? That's about a 40-minute drive to Canyon Lake. They have been living in his longtime home in Canyon Lake. She didn't recognize the number, so she didn't answer the phone. About a month after her funeral at Riverside National Cemetery, he said he came to the realization "I've got life left.". ", Caroline's mother, Iona, went to Eddie and Polly's wedding. She cried in front of her cat "Shortstop." She had several jobs as a young woman. Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. She worked in the travel industry in Nashville. "I was so close to Eddie," Caroline said. Caroline said she had been seriously ill. She thanked Jesus for "keeping me alive.". She worked at a radio station. Sullivan, who came out decades ago, spoke of one particular young man, now deceased, who was a victim of Clark's campaign. Of the two, Rockestra Theme received some radio airplay at the time. American Bandstand, abbreviated AB, is an American music-performance and dance television program that aired regularly in various versions from 1952 to 1989, and was hosted from 1956 until its final season by Dick Clark, who also served as the program's producer.It featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark; at least one popular musical actover the decades, running the . You have permission to edit this article. Last year, Stevens twin brother Sterling came in 2nd place in the 1969 Dance Contest, winning a trip to Finland. Here's what Caroline thought when she heard about Eddie's marriage: "What in the hell did she have that I didn't have. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. American Bandstand Dancers. Jan 26, 2019 - Kenny Rossi--one of the most popular Regulars/Dancers to dance on early American Bandstand ( years late 50s/early 60s) What she did tell me was the most exciting days during the show's taping was when famous names of the day dropped by to promote music, TV and film projects. (Steven 1952-2015, Sterling 1952-2003, RIP) The young lady in couple #4 from Oklahoma City, Beth Freeland, commented here a few months ago as well. Caroline and Eddie had been on double dates with Polly and other boys. Schultz seized on it and convinced his bandmates to change their name. They kissed underneath a security lamp post. #americanbandstand #bandstanddiaries # . While on the show he often danced with Susan Beltrante and Ivette Jimenez. They were some of the most famous kids in America, dancing every day on "American Bandstand." "We were like miniature rock 'n' roll stars. As for Arlene, she didn't say whether or not her experience as a teen sensation on the show was anything like the competitive "cutting-a-rug" depictions as shared in the 1988 film "Hairspray.". Showcasing all of the Top 40 tunes and singing sensations of the day, the show premiered locally in an afternoon time slot to attract after-school viewership in late September 1952, originally titled as simply "Bandstand" on Philadelphia television station WFIL-TV Channel 6 before later becoming broadcast nationally via ABC. 4151 Prospect Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90027 Teenagers dance on an episode of Dick Clark's television program, 'American Bandstand,' 1950s. LOS ANGELES - APRIL 1960: Host of the television show 'American Bandstand' Dick Clark appears in a scene with Michael Callan from the movie 'Because They're Young' which was released in April 1960. He kindly wrote a piece about his American Bandstand experience: being on the show, the Regulars and Dick Clark. American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) American Bandstand Dancers Diane J. Iaquinto Celotto and Charlie Hibib (Rubber legs) . Her grandsons walked her down the aisle. On the Record: What was first song on TV show American Bandstand? I'm sure I missed several of the regulars that are featured here today in the open. Then my mother said, 'She looked just like you.'". (Mineo's life ended decades later after he was arriving home after a rehearsal on Feb. 12, 1976 and was stabbed to death in the alley behind his apartment building in West Hollywood, with the knife blade striking his heart, leading to immediate and fatal internal bleeding.). About See All. He presented her with a beautiful ring that his mother had worn during her marriage to his father. "I would start crying. He invited her to a Friday night football game. "Tony Bennett, Tab Hunter, Jeff Chandler and Patti Page were some of the big-time favorites we were all so excited to meet," Arlene said. 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They might have avoided this whole lifetime-of-being-apart thing if Eddie would have simply given her his high school ring when Caroline was his best girl in the late 1950s. Polly died Dec. 22, 2021. She worked as the host of a Saturday morning television program called "Out Front." The first thought I had when I heard the news was about a date we had made for when Dick turned 90 and I turned 80. On Thursday, for the first time in a quarter century, 27 of the original Bandstand dancers, including Joe, Kenny, Arlene, Carole, Flossie and Jim, reunited to rehearse their steps for a rock 'n' roll celebration over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia. She was a sophomore, straight-A student and a cheerleader. OFFBEAT: 'American Bandstand' original Arlene Sullivan ready for new book. And she was showing something very special to her classmates. The show stayed on the air until Clark retired as host in 1989, making it the longest-running music program in television history. Its like I lost my big brother. Actress Lena Dunham ("Girls") and actor Robert Pattinson are 28. In July, couple #1, Steven Rice and Linda Gibson, will win the trip to Hawaii. One young performer was dangled down an . She is overseeing a redesign. Eddie was dropping out of college. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). "American Bandstand" was one of the most popular television shows for teenagers. Hammond man sentenced to 60 years in East Chicago murder. He said he had plans to see an old friend, so he was coming to visit Nashville. However, a bizarre chance encounter with a stranger following a show lead them to change their name. ``You knew when you were on `American Bandstand' something good was going to happen, Rydell said. Whats the name of that song? For all those years, the two kids from the doo-wop, sock-hop days at Nashville's West High School (which is now a middle school) could only dream about seeing each other again. It had been 63 years since Caroline Wallace had last kissed Eddie Lamm. The songs "Near You" and "Time in a Bottle" played. Bunny Gibson 9:08, Frani Giordano, 15:23As mentioned in the video, Id like to give a huge thank you to Uncle George and @jthyme for getting me this rare clip. This is a video I created of one of my favorite dance pa. At just 13 and 16, respectively, the twosome became regulars on the Dick Clark-hosted show, dancing as a couple for almost three years before they parted ways. The Philadelphia high school Regulars who danced on Dick Clark's American Bandstand in the late 1950s and early 1960s became national celebrities and America's first reality stars. Contact American Bandstand Dancers on Messenger. He can be reached at [email protected] or (219) 852-4327. "Bandstand" was hosted by radio DJ Bob Horn and featured local teenagers bopping to the current hits of the day as well as a vocalist or band performing a couple of songs. Years later, he said he just didn't feel like he was ready because he didn't have a full-time job or career. When she won the pageant, "I was walking on air," she said. Author Armistead Maupin ("Tales of the City") is 70. So he continued to call. Eddie got Caroline's phone number from a mutual friend. In the news this week..Tomorrow, Saturday, August 12, Walter Ulbricht, leader of East Germany, will sign an order to close the border with West Germany. Bassist Wylie Gelber of Dawes is 26. "I said, 'Will you marry me?'". His military career was notable because he was part of the nuclear team that was ready during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. On Aug. 5, 1957, American Bandstand (as it was now called), debuted to a national audience. On April 23, 2022, Eddie called Caroline. Eddie and Polly moved to California and had two sons. These Regulars . "I got on my knee and did it properly," Eddie said. (renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax). They loved going water skiing on Old Hickory Lake. Beach Boys on American Bandstand. She also became an interior designer. In 2020, Eddie noticed Polly's head drooping. The Beach Boys were already the kings of surf pop by their first appearance on American Bandstand in 1964. On the Billboard Hot 100 this week 1) Tossin and Turnin Bobby Lewis 2) I Like It Like That Chris Kenner 3) The Boll Weevil Song Brook Benton 4) Dum Dum Brenda Lee 5) Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon 38) Stand By Me Ben E. King The Bandstand Top 10 today (I can only see the first 8) 1) Lets Twist Again Chubby Checker 2) School Is Out Gary (U.S) Bonds 3) Last Night The Mar-keys 4) Dum Dum Brenda Lee 5) Pretty Little Angel Eyes Curtis Lee 6) Hats Off To Larry Del Shannon 7) Tossin and Turnin Bobby Lewis 8) I Like It Like That Chris Kenner Thank you for watching!_______________________________ This is dedicated to my dad who, through our long car trips together listening to oldies radio (950 KJR Seattle) and by listening to his Turtles (and other) records when I was a kid, first inspired my passion for the wonderful music of the 1960s. As a teenager in the late 1970s I always enjoyed watching American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons. After an invitation from a . As he slid into her passenger seat, she thought he looked strong and strapping. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Both Carrelli and Clayton bonded with Clark over their Bandstand experiences and stayed in touch with their former host since leaving the show in the early 60s. They barely made it out of the airport parking lot when she pulled over at a FedEx facility. Actor Harvey Keitel is 75. I was going to fly out there [to California] and take him to lunch and I had thought at the time, Is that positive thinking or what? Its just a tragedy. Check out PARADE's May 13 issue for more from American Bandstand's former dancers. Log In. She got out of the car. Frani Giordano is still loved by American Bandstand fans almost 60 years after she stopped going to the show in 1960. she said to herself. Years later, when Clark was asked whether any of the dancers had died of AIDS, he . I know there are a lot of American Bandstand fans that will be very excited to see this. "But I never got hit.". We had fans, we had groupies," said Steve Colanero, 56, a dancer from 1959 to 1961 and now retired to Palm Beach, Fla. "I spread the Beehive across America," said Bunny Gibson, 56, on the show from 1959 to 1962. The show, which moved to Los Angeles in 1964 and was cut to one day a week in the mid-60s, stayed on ABC until 1987. She had two daughters, which was great. On April 20, they flew to Nashville for a high school reunion luncheon. George Kennedy died in 2001. This is the link to the first part. He had a going-away party, and she came. On their third phone call, he told her he loved her.
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